Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of was 0.1856 units per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Bangladesh, 1988–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
Bangladesh recorded 0.1856 units per square kilometre for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in 2023.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 148.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Bangladesh peaked at 0.4453 units per square kilometre in 1996 and was at its lowest, 0 units per square kilometre, in 1988.
That places Bangladesh 47th out of 196 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Bangladesh, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 0 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1989 | 0 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 1990 | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | +9440.0% |
| 1991 | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | +28.5% |
| 1992 | 0.4142 units per square kilometre | +8696.2% |
| 1993 | 0.4391 units per square kilometre | +6.0% |
| 1994 | 0.4317 units per square kilometre | -1.7% |
| 1995 | 0.4376 units per square kilometre | +1.4% |
| 1996 | 0.4453 units per square kilometre | +1.8% |
| 1997 | 0.3409 units per square kilometre | -23.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0358 units per square kilometre | -89.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0343 units per square kilometre | -4.1% |
| 2000 | 0.0415 units per square kilometre | +20.9% |
| 2001 | 0.0426 units per square kilometre | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 0.0446 units per square kilometre | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.0427 units per square kilometre | -4.2% |
| 2004 | 0.044 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0561 units per square kilometre | +27.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0599 units per square kilometre | +6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.0786 units per square kilometre | +31.3% |
| 2008 | 0.0776 units per square kilometre | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 0.0801 units per square kilometre | +3.3% |
| 2010 | 0.0772 units per square kilometre | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0772 units per square kilometre | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 0.078 units per square kilometre | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0747 units per square kilometre | -4.3% |
| 2014 | 0.0835 units per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2015 | 0.0934 units per square kilometre | +11.8% |
| 2016 | 0.1063 units per square kilometre | +13.9% |
| 2017 | 0.1289 units per square kilometre | +21.2% |
| 2018 | 0.1615 units per square kilometre | +25.3% |
| 2019 | 0.1749 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 2020 | 0.1456 units per square kilometre | -16.8% |
| 2021 | 0.1742 units per square kilometre | +19.7% |
| 2022 | 0.1837 units per square kilometre | +5.5% |
| 2023 | 0.1856 units per square kilometre | +1.0% |
Bangladesh compared with similar countries
- Bangladesh's 0.1856 units per square kilometre is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 0.0284 units per square kilometre, 6.5× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Bangladesh's 0.1856 units per square kilometre is above the median for South Asia, which is 0.1803 units per square kilometre, 1.0× the median. (6 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of in Bangladesh changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +9440.0% | 0 units per square kilometre | 0.0037 units per square kilometre |
| 1992 | +8696.2% | 0.0047 units per square kilometre | 0.4142 units per square kilometre |
| 1998 | -89.5% | 0.3409 units per square kilometre | 0.0358 units per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 0 units per square kilometre | 2 |
| 1990s | 0.2587 units per square kilometre | 0.0037 units per square kilometre | 0.4453 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0568 units per square kilometre | 0.0415 units per square kilometre | 0.0801 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.1056 units per square kilometre | 0.0747 units per square kilometre | 0.1749 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.1723 units per square kilometre | 0.1456 units per square kilometre | 0.1856 units per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Bangladesh
- 44 Burkina Faso 0.2005 units per square kilometre compare
- 45 Jamaica 0.1965 units per square kilometre compare
- 46 Saint Lucia 0.1918 units per square kilometre compare
- 48 Cuba 0.1788 units per square kilometre compare
- 49 Bhutan 0.175 units per square kilometre compare
- 50 Türkiye 0.166 units per square kilometre compare
More social development data for Bangladesh
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 1.18 million (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 31,862 (2025)
- Political Rights Rating 5 (2025)
- Electoral democracy 0 (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Political rights rating fh, gaps filled 5 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0002 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 31,862 (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0.0067 units per person (2025)
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Bangladesh?
- Refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of in Bangladesh was 0.1856 units per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Bangladesh?
- The highest recorded value was 0.4453 units per square kilometre in 1996.
- What is the lowest refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of recorded in Bangladesh?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per square kilometre in 1988.
- How does Bangladesh rank for refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of?
- Bangladesh ranks 47th out of 196 countries with data for 2023.
- Is refugees under the mandate of the unhcr by country or territory of rising or falling in Bangladesh?
- Over the last ten years it is up 148.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Bangladesh data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of Refugee Population Statistics Database, UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Refugees under the mandate of the UNHCR by country or territory of origin divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.